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TWO SOAPSTONE FIGURES OF ZHONGLI QUAN
17th/18th century
Each finely carved standing wearing a long robe tied at the waist,
decorated with incised clouds and floral motifs embellished with
pigment and gilt, one hand holding a fan with tassel attached to the
end and the other pendent by the side within the long sleeve, the
smiling face with a full beard beneath the finely-incised hair pulled up
into two buns at the top, one with stand.
The larger 21.3cm (8 3/8in) high. (3).
£2,000 - 3,000
CNY18,000 - 27,000
Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價

十七/十八世紀 壽山石雕鍾離權像 一組兩件

Zhongli Quan is one of the Eight Immortals. See a related figure
illustrated in Schätze Chinas aus Museen der DDR, Dresden, 1990,
no.130.

653
TWO SOAPSTONE FIGURES OF SHOULAO
17th/18th century
Each figure of the Star God of Longevity finely carved standing,
wearing long robes with incised clouds, peaches and Shou characters,
one arm cradling a ruyi sceptre, the smiling faces with downcast eyes
and long beard below tall foreheads, both on a separate later stand.
The taller, 29cm (11 3/8in) high. (4).
£2,000 - 3,000
CNY18,000 - 27,000
Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價

十七/十八世紀 壽山石雕壽老 一組兩件

Compare with a related soapstone figure of Shoulao, 17th/18th
century, illustrated by B.von Herbert, Schätze Chinas aus Museen der
DDR, Hildesheim, 1990, no.131. A very similar but smaller soapstone
figure of Shoulao, 18th century, was sold at Christie’s London, 15 June 653
1999, lot 134.

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